DECEMBER 7, 2015
VOLUME 44 ISSUE 46
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Primaira recently gave CPSC feedback on four technology issues related to temperature limiting control systems. This was in the company's report made available by the agency December 2. Subscriber-Only Story Voluntary standards should better address fire risks from gasoline leaking from certain outdoor equipment, CSPC staff suggested in a report made available December 2. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC staffers December 1 wrote separately to the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA) about the groups' work on standards for off-road vehicles. Subscriber-Only Story Involvements of consumer products in 2014 traffic incidents were among the data made available November 24 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Subscriber-Only Story The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) December 1 launched their annual education campaign on winter fires. Subscriber-Only Story Members of a UL 2201 panel December 1 heard from two companies about methods for testing portable generators. Subscriber-Only Story An ASTM F15.10 task group December 2 heard that testers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are done with three of four tests on five flame mitigation devices (FMDs). Subscriber-Only Story The safety of products is among the key considerations of the European Accessibility Act proposed by the European Commission December 2. Subscriber-Only Story The 2010 Australian Consumer Law will be reviewed next year with a final report due in March 2017. Subscriber-Only Story The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) December 30 urged stakeholders to comment on a Standards Australia proposal to revise AS/NZS 1067:2003 on sunglasses and fashion spectacles. Subscriber-Only Story Australia, November 28, revoked its mandatory motorcycle helmet standards. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC's Small Business Ombudsman office December 1 reminded companies of the need for annual registration for small batch manufacturers.Subscriber-Only Story A coalition of state environmental and consumer groups, and others, December 1 said they found inconsistent movement away from certain flame retardants in polyurethane foam.Subscriber-Only Story The effective date for Vermont's final Chemicals of High Concern Products Rules is December 10. Subscriber-Only Story California's Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation (BEARHFTI) December 10 will hold a meeting, available via teleconference, to explain proposed regulations for thermal insulation. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on gun safes/locks, floor covering, Section 15, human subjects, garage doors, ROVs, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on amusement rides, Treestands, furniture, photocontrols, pool pumps, taps/adapters, safes. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on EU science panels, BPA, lights, counterfeits, ECHA access, charging stations, garden equipment, bicycles, books, decorative lights, and more. |